In "The Wonder Years
Norma Arnold (Kevin's mother)
Episodes with focus on her: 12, 27, 63, 102, 112

Norma Arnold is the daughter of Jane Gustavson (Jean Speegle Howard) and her husband Karl (Macon McCalman) 113.
"Alley Mills brings to the role of Norma warmth, humanity and a maternal instinct that makes you want to pick up the phone and give mom a call." (Quote from Edward Gross: "Growing Up in the Sixties: The Wonder Years", p. 39)

In real life:
Alley Mills Birthday: May 9th, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois
Family: Alley's mother was an art editor for the American Heritage magazine and then founded a publishing company for rare books with Alley's stepfather. Alley's parents have been divorced in 1959. Her father, Don Mills, was remarried to French singing star Genevieve. He was a television producer, writer and director. Later, he became an executive at NBC network. Youngest of three children.

Alley Mills grew up in in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. She started acting on stage as the lion in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in fifth grade at Miss Spence's School for Girls in Manhattan and at age 8 she had her TV debut on "The Patti Page Show." Her professional stage debut was at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, with Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Reeve, and Peter Evans. 

She attended a series of exclusive boarding schools in France and the United States during her teen-age years and was admitted to Yale as one of the first female undergraduates .  She graduated magna cum laude in 1973 with a BA in drama and art history  and then went to England where she received an MA degree from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts

Alley returned to New York and acted in theatre pieces like Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Collier's Friday Night" then took a cross-country camping trip to L.A. where she settled after receiving offers, including a part on the TV series "The Associates," with actor Martin Short.

She is married to actor Orson Bean who met her on a blind date. She appeared in three episodes of the TV series "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman".

Filmography:
Title Character she played- Year- Type

Boys Town Video Series - Helping Your Child Succeed host ? Educational Video
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted Mom 2001 Movie
The Beach Boys: An American Family Audree Wilson 2000 TV movie
Tricks Ruth 2000 Movie
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Julie Scarfa 1995 TV movie
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare Portia 1995 TV movie
Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire
aka Caught in the Crossfire Royce Payne 1994 TV movie
Tainted Blood Mrs. Patterson 1993 TV movie
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted Carol 1992 TV movie
I Love You Perfect unknown 1989 TV movie
To Heal a Nation unknown 1988 TV movie
The Wonder Years Norma Arnold 1987-1993 TV series
The Atlanta Child Murders Amy Kennear 1985 TV movie
Going Berserk Nancy Reese 1983 Movie
The Other Woman Amy Vitelli 1983 TV movie
"Making the Grade" Sara Conover 1982 TV series
Prototype Dr. Rebecca Bishop 1982 TV movie
A Matter of Life and Death Allison Cross 1981 TV movie
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case unknown 1980 TV movie
"The Associates" Leslie Dunn 1979-1980 TV series

She was a co-host of the daytime "The Home Show" on ABC.
She hosted the video "Boys Town Video Series - Helping Your Child Succeed".
Guest Star in:

TV Series as in Episode Date

"Yes, Dear" Jenny Ludke A Complicated Plot (2.11) 12/17/01
"NYPD Blue" Sonya Morrow This Old Spouse (7.20) 05/16/00
"Popular" Robin John Wild, Wild Mess (1.9) 12/02/99
"Profiler" Amber Wiley Inheritance (3.12) 02/06/99
"Touched by an Angel" Liz Last Dance (4.25) 05/10/98
"Roseanne" TV Mom #4 last episode "All about Rosey" (7.19) 03/01/95
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" in (1.11) as Saloon Woman, then Marjorie Quinn Happy Birthday (1.11)
Where the Heart Is (Parts 1 & 2) (2.6-7)
Ready or Not (3.27)
For Better or Worse (Parts 1 & 2) (3.28-29)
When a Child is Born(1) (4.27)
When a Child is Born(2) (4.28)
Starting Over (5.23)
Lead Me Not (6.7)
A Time to Heal (Part 1) (6.8)
A Time to Heal (Part 2) (6.9) 03/27/93
11/20/93
05/13/95
05/20/95
05/11/96
05/18/96
04/26/97
11/08/97
11/15/97
11/22/97
"Moonlighting" ? The Man who Cried Wife (3.2) 09/30/86
"Punky Brewster" Mrs. Deaton Open Door Broken Heart (Part 2) (3.8) 12/09/87
"Hill Street Blues" Tracy Renko Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement (2.13)
Personal Foul (2.16)
Shooter (2.17)
Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers (2.18) 02/18/82
03/25/82
05/06/82
05/13/82
"Lou Grant" Lisa Search (4.12) 02/09/81
"Kaz" ? They've Taken Our Daughter (1.19) 03/25/79
"The Waltons" Nancy The Obsession (7.4) 10/19/78

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